Quarai is a Brazilian municipality located on the border with Uruguay on the Rio Quaraí. Its population is 22,607 (2020 est.) in an area of 3,147.63 km2, making it one of the largest municipalities in the state.Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatística Its elevation is 112 m. It is located 590 km west of the state capital of Porto Alegre, northeast of Montevideo, Uruguay and southeast of Alegrete.
Neighbouring municipalities
Uruguaiana, north Rosário do Sul, east Santana do Livramento, south Artigas, Uruguay, south Alegrete, northwest
Flag
Created in 1971, the flag is made up of three stripes, blue, green and white in normal tones, it features a blue and red triangle-rectangle and a quadrilateral green that ascends between the two triangles with a blue triangle and in the left side of the flag, the angle of the green triangle is low and right. The center is elliptically vertical, in the white panel, the coat of arms added under law 400 21 December 1964.
Geography
The area includes the Cerro do Jarau, a crater with 5.5 km in diameter dating back to around 117 million years and Salamanda do Jarau.
Population
Year Population 1996 23,244 1997 23,430 1998 23,618 1999 23,809 2000 24,002 2004 24,987 2020 22,607
History
The first inhabitants were South American Indians including the Jarros, Guenoas, Minuanos and the Charruas people. The city was created on 8 April 1875.
The creation
The diplomatic action of the Treaty of Badajoz was signed in 1801 in which the then territorial boundary of Rio Grande do Sul became bounded at the Rio Quaraí. In 1814, its first ranches were founded.
Consular representation Uruguay has a Consulate in Quaraí.
Climate
See also Brazilian Island List of municipalities in Rio Grande do Sul
References
External links https://web.archive.org/web/20090728043704/http://www.citybrazil.com.br/rs/quarai/